Paper aims to use case study of several families in the Piney Road community of Georgia to highlight situational aspects of poverty, education, family, and work in the Rural South.
Families studied face common patterns in adapting to work in the industrial sector. The twelve families experience in the labor force aims to reflect one part of the historical transformation of the rural southern economy.
Executive Summary for Future Rural Futures: Call to Action. Get quick takeaways and recommendations for more equitable funding models.
Executive Summary for Unlocking Potential: Call to Action. Get quick takeaways and recommendations for action on weaving health and development.
Insights and recommendations to do rural development and rural health differently—moving collectively toward equitable rural development with projects grounded in place and a people-centered vision of community impact.
What it will take to make more flexible and responsive funding available to rural development organizations serving low-income and persistent poverty rural regions?
Exploring the potential for MSIs to produce more rural research and integrate rural perspectives into established and developing rural-focused research systems.
A new report by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program identifies four pathways that the best rural and Tribal community colleges use to capitalize on strengths and overcome challenges to achieve student success.
By shaping accurate narratives, we can drive fair and just investments and policies that honor the people and places at the heart of rural and Indigenous communities.
MDC's Brandy Bynum Dawson shares insights on her work, her home, and the deep connection between the two.
As we've seen with previous disasters, the surest way to ensure equitable and targeted support is through the local organizations on the ground who have been doing the work before the disaster hits and will be there long after the cameras and national organizations recede.
Insights for communities to balance rural migration, retain longtime residents, and develop more equitable local economies.
Sep. 10th, 2024, 3PM
Join this informal Zoom discussion on what will it take for rural communities to balance new residents, retain longtime residents and cultural traditions, and develop more equitable local economies.
Executive Summary for Future Rural Futures: Call to Action. Get quick takeaways and recommendations for more equitable funding models.
